photo credit flickr -Sofia Katariina
1. Empty large plastic coffee “cans” the Foldgers/Maxwell house type make magnificent barf buckets (large round top, a handle, and you can throw it away)
2. Pack a extra top for Mom in your car. You never know when you will be collarteral damage to an exploding diaper, or when a little spit up is anything but little.
3. Sometimes its either laugh or cry. I often opt for both.
4. Even if it’s cold outside a little fresh air can relieve everyone’s stress. You bought winter coats for a reason! Go out and enjoy!!
5. Have an escape plan. When we go out to eat with the kids my husband always decide beforehand who takes the child with meltdown out to the car while the other person pays the check and gets the food to go. No we have never had to enact Plan B but it’s nice to have a backup. (we have had to take a little friend outside for a moment or two to pull it back together)
6. Leave the cart. Sometimes I have struggled through the grocery store and ended up really frustrated as I tried to manage a child who clearly didn’t want to be there with me. I need to learn that my sanity and not blowing the rest of the day is worth leaving the cart and trying again later.
Have a great weekend!!!
Stacey